metabolic disorders
Body chemistry malfunctions
Metabolic disorders are conditions where the body's chemical processes for converting food into energy malfunction.
These range from diabetes, where blood sugar regulation fails, to inherited enzyme deficiencies that prevent breaking down specific substances.
Newborns are screened for metabolic disorders like phenylketonuria.
The category spans conditions affecting how the body processes fats, proteins, and carbohydrates.
- obesityExcess body fat condition
- fatty liverLipid accumulation in hepatocytes
- newborn screeningMedical tests for infants
- Tay-Sachs diseaseHereditary enzyme deficiency disorder
- Niemann-Pick diseaseLysosomal lipid storage disorder
hypoglycemia · hypercholesterolemia · hyperlipidemia · blood sugar · diabetes · insulin · bloating · calorie burn · glucose · liver · malabsorption · pancreas · hormones · gout · deficiency · PKU · enzyme · genetic
- metabolismcatabolism, anabolism, glycolysis, citric acid cycle, BMR
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- nutritionnutrients, protein, carbohydrates, fats, vitamins